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E. L. MOESOHLER. MACHINE FOR GAGING THE SIZE OF LOAVES 0F BREAD.

Patented Feb. 26, 1867.

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E. Ii. MOESCHLER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 62,354, dated February 26', 1867. I

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"Be it known that I, E. L. MOESGnLER, of Rochester, in the county of hlo'nroe, and State of New York,

late of Kayne, in theProvince of Saxony, in the Kingdom of Prussia, have invented a new and useful machine for Gauging the Size of Bread Loaves, or other pastry which is to-be .sold by the loaf .or cake; and I do hereby declare'that thc'following is a full, -clear, and exact description thereofl reference being had to. the accompanying drawings, making partof this specification, inwhich- Figure -1 is a planet my invention. v

Figure Qjis a vertical section takenin the plane of the red lin'e'in figs. 1 and 3.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the upper portion of the inachine, showing the throat, gauge plates, and. the cutter. I

Similar letters of'reforence indicate. corresponding parts in "the several figures.

Much inconvenience has been experienced in getting the proper quantity of dough in breadloaves of any particular size, in order to afi'ord them the. proper weight. This sizing or gauging haslb een done heretofore by. actually weighing each loaf, and adding to or taking from the quantity originally placed upon the scales, as might be found necessary, it seldom happening that the exact quantity be placed on the scales in the first in'stance.

The object of this invention is toc'ut the'dough by mncliineryof an entirely uniform size, and'of any size to afford the desired weight, and its nature consists mainly in providing a revolving heltfat the bottom ofa trough or hop-per, at-one end of \vhich is arranged a variable throat through which the dough is pressed by th s? belt, and across which throats. knife is reciprocated at regular intervals, to cut the dough-into loaves.

-: To enable-others-to m'ake'nnd use-my invention, l will describe its, construction end operation.

The bench or frame A maybe made of Wood or iron, and one end somewhat elevated. In this' frame is' hungthe main driving-shaft S, to which may be-hung an ordinary liy-wheel, :w. The roller D is geared to theshaft S, and is connected.- to the roller 0 by the endless belt 13) This beltis supported on the uppersideibetween the rollers by the rest It. The rock-shaft E is provided at each end with a horizontal arm, F, that worhs the.

cutter or knife G, by means of the vertical connecting-rods I. The heads H, to which the rodsjare connected, are supported by the hangers or guide rods J. They are fixed to the hopper fram'eior case The rock-shaft is conneoted to the driving-shaft S by the pitmun P, fignlnl The hopper may be somewhat contraoted'at the front end, where it is provided with asuitable throat plate, M,"fig. 3; The/ opening or'space of the throat may be enlarged oi" r'educed by means of the slides N. The throat-plate may be graduated, as seen at'a it desired, by ascertaining the amount of openingrequisite for the relativetravelof the belt, and .theweciprocations of the knife; 'The driving-roller D may be fluted, if necessary, to prevent the belt from slipping. belt may be more or less inclined as may bedeemed necessary .1 After the dough has been properly mixedand:

kneaded, it 'is-placed-in the hopper upon the belt in suflicient quantity to fill the "opening left inth'e throat; its it is carried forward by the belt, and thereby form the 'loaves'of an entirely uniform size, and very rapidly? Thedivider D separates the dough from thebelt. This, however, may be dispensed with by so arranging the parts as to have the knife strike. upon the beltto divide the dough.-

What-I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The employment of one or more gauging or graduating slides N, either with or without a graduated throatpiece or plate,'in combination with a revolving belt and reciprocating knife, for the purpose set forth.

' I I E. L. MOESCHLER.

Witnesses:

WM. 'S. Louensononen, I. T. TURNER. 

